ADHD Evaluations

Do you (or your child) experience difficulties with the following?

completing work, chores, or other tasks
following instruction from others such as parents/teachers/colleagues in daily activities
disorganization or losing things often
not paying attention to details, making careless mistakes
restlessness or being “always on the go”
staying seated when necessary
doing things quietly
blurting out or interrupting

If you answered yes to several of the items above, an evaluation may be helpful to find out if you (or your child) meets criteria for ADHD and what treatment might be helpful to reduce the problems.

We provide comprehensive ADHD evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults to determine whether criteria for ADHD are met and whether any other psychological concerns such as anxiety or depression are present. The goal of these evaluations is to generate a set of individualized treatment recommendations that will improve how well a person functions at school, work, and in family and social relationships and provide coordinated care across physicians, teachers, and mental health clinicians.

An initial appointment will be set up with Michelle Lepsch-Halligan, our program specialist. During this initial appointment the patient and/or guardians will be asked to complete a packet of forms including a history questionnaire and rating scales. They will also complete a computer-generated interview that asks about a range of symptoms. Additional forms will be given for teacher/observer to be brought back to second appointment.

A second appointment will be scheduled to occur within a few weeks of the initial appointment. On that day the patient and/or guardian will be interviewed at length by the clinician regarding symptoms of ADHD as well as any other areas of concern. Feedback is given with regard to diagnosis and treatment recommendations at the end of the visit. A written evaluation summarizing the findings is provided approximately one month following the appointment. All information is confidential.

Have you (or your child) already been diagnosed with ADHD, but want more information about what may be contributing to difficulties and what to do about it?

As a specialty clinic, we receive many calls from parents and adults across the country who are not sure they have received a thorough evaluation and wonder whether there are other treatments that may be helpful. Sometimes an individual’s situation is very complex and there may be more than one area of difficulty that needs attention. In addition, when a child has been diagnosed at a young age, their symptoms and treatment needs may change as they get older. Our comprehensive evaluations and expert staff are able to answer such questions and provide a range of evidence–based treatment recommendations.

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